THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 6 & 7)

ISRAEL IS THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE The Jews are “God’s chosen people” because God chose Abraham and his descendants for a special purpose. As Paul describes it in Romans 9:4, “theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. TheirsContinue reading “THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 6 & 7)”

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 5)

MIRACLES A really remarkable thread of the tapestry of Israel is the number and magnitude of miracles God is performing for a truly unique nation. No other nation can come close to producing the evidence of God’s miraculous provision and care. When one studies the Old Testament and sees the number of amazing miracles GodContinue reading “THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 5)”

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 4)

PROPHECY There is an apocryphal story of Queen Victoria asking her prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, for evidence of the existence of God. Disraeli simply answers, “The Jew.” The context of the story may not be true but the content is. One of the greatest revelations of God must be the Jew. The Jew has stoodContinue reading “THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 4)”

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 3)

THE PRAYING PREMILLENNIALISTS A study of history gives evidence of the accuracy of the Premillennial view. Observation of history shows that there is an obvious correlation between Christians’ literal interpretation of prophetic scripture, their prayers regarding those prophecies, and the fulfilment of those scriptures. God requires the Church to pray before He will act (MatthewContinue reading “THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 3)”

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 2)

PRE-, POST-, AND AMILLENNIALISM Of great concern is the increase of anti-Semitic theology within the Church. Anti-Semitism has been within the Church since the time of Constantine where the notion that the Jews were Christ-killers first originated, but after World War II and the shock of the holocaust, these views were subdued. With the Israeli-PalestinianContinue reading “THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 2)”